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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 685 · 40 questions
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Writer's tip (Listen to the sounds): Rhymes end with the same sound: cat – hat, rain – train. A syllable is one beat: but-ter-fly has 3. A haiku has 3 lines: 5 syllables, then 7, then 5. Count every word’s beats and add them up.

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  1. 1.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – head (b) shed – head (c) shed – tree
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – bun (b) fly – frog (c) dog – frog
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) night (b) moon (c) bed
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Monsoon clouds roll in”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  5. 5.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) A brown sparrow builds a nest (b) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (c) The moon, round and white
  6. 6.Which word rhymes with “frog”? (a) bake (b) fog (c) fish
  7. 7.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Old Grandpa naps in the shade (b) Kites dance in the sky (c) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree
  8. 8.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) mouse – blouse (b) mouse – fly (c) wing – blouse
  9. 9.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Stars blink one by one”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  10. 10.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Soft snow on the hills”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  11. 11.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The puddles shine like mirrors (b) A brown sparrow builds a nest (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  12. 12.Which word rhymes with “house”? (a) key (b) fun (c) mouse
  13. 13.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Cool rain falls on dusty roads (b) Peacocks spread their tails (c) Soft snow on the hills
  14. 14.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Waves carry shells to the shore (c) Clouds drift past the hill
  15. 15.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) stay – dog (b) log – dog (c) log – gold
  16. 16.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) lake – cake (b) hat – cake (c) lake – guitar
  17. 17.Which word rhymes with “knee”? (a) boat (b) bee (c) fold
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “rainbow”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  19. 19.Which word rhymes with “coat”? (a) boat (b) hook (c) fog
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “shell”? (a) well (b) old (c) sky
  21. 21.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Grandma hums an old sweet song (c) Waves kiss the warm sand
  22. 22.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A frog on a leaf”     (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5
  23. 23.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  24. 24.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) dog – house (b) blouse – house (c) blouse – swing
  25. 25.Which word rhymes with “soon”? (a) night (b) noon (c) bread
  26. 26.Which word rhymes with “wish”? (a) pie (b) dish (c) mat
  27. 27.Which word rhymes with “brain”? (a) tray (b) red (c) train
  28. 28.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bake – cake (b) dog – cake (c) bake – dish
  29. 29.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) The wind plays with my long hair (b) Green parrots chatter all day (c) Morning bells ring out
  30. 30.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) The dry leaves whisper (b) The baby laughs at the moon (c) Diyas glow at night
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “bee”? (a) sun (b) ring (c) tree
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  33. 33.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) My kitten sleeps in the sun (b) Mangoes in the sun (c) Grandma hums an old sweet song
  34. 34.Which word rhymes with “bright”? (a) guitar (b) frog (c) light
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Peacocks spread their tails (b) Morning bells ring out (c) The temple bells ring softly
  36. 36.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – bread (b) house – blouse (c) dish – blouse
  37. 37.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) jog – book (b) cook – book (c) cook – night
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “monkey”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  39. 39.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) king – white (b) sun – wing (c) king – wing
  40. 40.Which word rhymes with “key”? (a) dog (b) high (c) bee

Answer key

  1. shed – head
  2. dog – frog
  3. moon
  4. 5
  5. The moon, round and white
  6. fog
  7. Kites dance in the sky
  8. mouse – blouse
  9. 5
  10. 5
  11. Waves kiss the warm sand
  12. mouse
  13. Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  14. Waves carry shells to the shore
  15. log – dog
  16. lake – cake
  17. bee
  18. 2
  19. boat
  20. well
  21. Grandma hums an old sweet song
  22. 5
  23. 7
  24. blouse – house
  25. noon
  26. dish
  27. train
  28. bake – cake
  29. Morning bells ring out
  30. The baby laughs at the moon
  31. tree
  32. 7
  33. Mangoes in the sun
  34. light
  35. The temple bells ring softly
  36. house – blouse
  37. cook – book
  38. 2
  39. king – wing
  40. bee

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